Oval / Liturgy
Split
Thrill Jockey
2011
Rating: 5 cheerleader competitions out of 10
This was one of those "Record Store Day" releases that I didn't actually buy but instead "found online" because that shit was (a) not available at my local store or all copies had already been bought when I got there and (b) is sold out now so I'm not feeling guilty for "finding" it.
So, this is five songs total, and the first four belong to Oval. I can't say that I've ever cared for Oval's experimental electronic bleep blop bloop music. I honestly don't know enough about this sort of music to know if it's good or bad in the grand scheme of things, but I know it brings me no joy to listen to.
Liturgy ends the release with a nearly twenty minute long untitled song that walks this fine line between metal, math rock and experimental wankery. At their best they sound like the love child of Don Caballero and Mogwai. I know they are a polarizing band because supposedly they play black metal without really being black metal, but in my personal opinion they are kinda off on their own trip musically, and I don't really give a shit if they don't look the part of black metallers anyways. Those people need to stop taking themselves so serious. And on the off chance any of those overly serious folks read this, please don't murder me or my family.
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